Field Leather Jacket

Vintage Field Leather Jackets in the UK

A field jacket is the longer utility cut taken from military issue. The collar stands and closes at the throat instead of lying flat. Four or more flapped pockets sit across the front, at chest and hip. The hem runs straight and finishes over the hip rather than gathering at the waist, so it covers more of you than a bomber does. In leather the architecture holds: a full length front closure, pockets deep enough to use, and room for a knit underneath.

Buying second hand is the sensible route. A field jacket is built from a lot of panels and a lot of hardware, so a new one to the same pattern costs a great deal and arrives stiff. A jacket that has already been worn has done the breaking in for you: the leather has softened, the collar has learned where to fold, the pocket flaps sit flat. It also means you get the older cut, and older cuts usually run shorter and boxier than modern ones.

Why buy a field leather jacket from Sheffield G

• One of one, in a single size. There is no restock. When it sells, the page goes dark.
• Rechecked by hand by the head team at our Doncaster office before it is listed, then measured, graded, photographed, packed and posted from there.
• Measured flat with a tape: chest pit to pit, shoulder, sleeve, length and waist. The vintage label is ignored, because the measurement is the fact.
• One condition grade, Very Good: structurally sound, working hardware, sound lining, professionally cleaned and conditioned, and photographed with nothing edited to hide wear.

Mens field leather jacket

Most of this cut comes from menswear patterns, which is what that search term describes: a longer body, a wider shoulder, a straighter line through the waist. It is not a mens only rail. Size letters here are derived from the pit to pit measurement, not from anything printed inside the jacket, so a listing marked S measures as an S whoever wears it.

Brown and black field leather jackets

Brown is the colour this cut is most associated with, and it shows age the most honestly: high wear points go lighter, the grain lifts, panels settle into slightly different tones. Black holds its line and reads sharper against dark trousers. If colour matters more than the cut, start from the brown leather jacket collection or the black leather jacket collection. Judge colour from the photographs on each listing, not from the name.

Real leather field jacket

Everything here is real leather, which matters more for a utility cut than for most. A field jacket carries weight in its pockets, and that load goes through the seams and the flap edges. Coated fabric splits there. Leather creases, softens and takes on shine instead. Expect creasing at the elbows and cuffs, shine at the high wear points, light surface marks, and some slack in ribbed knit that is decades old.

How to get the size right

Take a jacket you already own and like, lay it flat, and measure straight across from armpit seam to armpit seam. That figure is the pit to pit. Compare it with the pit to pit on the listing rather than with the size letter. Doubling it gives the chest measured around.

The letters follow that measurement: 17in or less is XS, 18 to 19 is S, 20 to 21 is M, 22 to 23 is L, 24 to 25 is XL, and 26 or more is XXL. Leather softens and moulds with wear but never gains inches across the chest, so buy for the measurement you need now. The full method is on the jacket size guide, and the condition standard on the condition grading page.

Browse the field leather jackets

Stock is sourced worldwide and every piece is a single item in a single size, so if the one you want is not in your measurement, wait for another rather than size up. UK delivery is free and orders are dispatched within 3 business days. Read the measurements before the label, and take the one that fits.